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Diary of a Diehard


Surprise, It's Arizona!

I completely understand the Arizona Diamondbacks thinking when it came to establishing their Spring Training base. Tucson seemed very logical. First it would be the home to their Triple-A Affiliate...

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DirecTV Woes

I have a love/hate relationship with DirecTV. Maybe hate is too strong a word. I don't hate DirecTV in the sense that I do the "great Troy Tulowitzki" my winner for attitude rookie of the year. It is...

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Stephen and the Chipmunks

There are a few things in this world that I just can't stand. The top three in no particular order are the gyrating moves of Rally Sally in the upper deck, the "great Troy Tulowitzki", and going to...

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Giving Montero the Finger

During the off-season many of the Arizona Diamondbacks took some well deserved time off to regroup and get ready for the 2008 season. Some of the players returned to their home countries and started...

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The Reynolds Rap

Mark Reynolds was the feel-good story of 2007 for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Here was a kid who began the year in Mobile Alabama playing for the Diamondbacks Double-A affiliate when he gets a call to...

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Leap of Faith

Time is a logical progression of single slices of consciousness. One instance builds upon the previous slice and bridges itself to the next. It is a way for the human mind to try and place order upon...

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Missed the Bus

Early last month the Arizona Diamondbacks offered a road trip to Tucson to see the Diamondbacks host the Chicago White Sox at Tucson Electric Park. This is an annual trip that the team plans to allow...

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Split Personality

One of the nuances of Spring Training is the concept of Split Squad contests. For those who have never been to Spring Training this term may not be completely familiar. Split squad allows a team to...

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Micah in Seventh Heaven

Today the Arizona Diamondbacks face their National League Western Division nemesis the Colorado Rockies. This is the second time these two teams will have met this spring. The first game was February...

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How to Get Killed in One Easy Click

Besides my invitation to Evening on the Diamond, I had one other piece of Sedona Red mail. This one seemed a lot more affordable, or so I thought. The Arizona Diamondbacks had previously announced on...

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